Betrayal has improved quite a bit since its debut--"RENAISSANCE BY DEATH"--last year. This album finds 'em matured in the songwriting and current in today's scene. Most of the tunes are heavy-duty doses of intensity--a la The Crucified. It's almost a regular all-star jam, since there's several guest vocalists here. One tune sounds uncannily like Precious Death--musically and vocally. This comes as no surprise, since Chris Scott is guest vocalist on this song. Another tune sounds like Deliverance, because guess who's singing? Jimmy P. Brown II. The variations present include hardcore vocal delivery, industrial onslaughts, jazz interludes and plenty of 16th note riffing and wailing. With this album, Betrayal is emerging as a band to be reckoned with. This one succeeds and shows improvement in all the areas that made "RENAISSANCE..." weak.
Other coverage for this album
Dead Zine 2003Reviewed by undeadAfter listening to Betrayal's first album, Renaissance By Death, the first thing that came to my mind when listening to The Passing was that these guys matured in production and in music skill. Gone is the tin can drumming, in is the beefy guitars, and the bass is even audible. However, what Betrayal gained in production, they left behind the very thing that made Renaissance so good for me. What…Dead Zine 2003Reviewed by D_ListerTechnically I'd have to say that the second effort by Betrayal is a better album than their first, but on a level of pure enjoyment I simply can't bring myself to say that. Listening to the album the guitar work is better, the drums are amazingly better, and bass is better, the vocals change up from the fast spoken style they started to full singing now. Yet Renaissance By Death gets more spins…The Lighthouse February 1994Reviewed by Michael KleinThe Passing is the latest offering from the thrash/speed metal band Betrayal. This is a challenging format for a band of Christians to carry out successfully. Combining screaming guitars, pounding drums, and harsh yelling vocals in a manner that glorifies God is not easily accomplished. Yet, in this release, I feel Betrayal does it quite well. Technically, the guitar work is amazing in its…Similar sounding releases
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